Foreign visitors to Japan this year have already hit record: gov't

Foreign visitors to Japan this year have already hit record: gov't

Foreign tourists pose for a photo in front of the Kaminarimon gate in Tokyo's Asakusa district in this file photo taken Feb. 8, 2016. The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in 2016 has already surpassed the previous year's 19.74 million record, topping 20 million in only 10 months, the Japan Tourism Agency said Oct. 31, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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